RAM Connection 2025 Patch 2 (25.00.02.195) | 970.0 mb
Languages Supported: English, Español, 中文
Languages Supported: English, Español, 中文
The Structural Products development team is pleased to announce the availability of RAM Connection 2025 Patch 2 (25.00.02.195) is steel connection analysis and design software for virtually any connection type.
RAM Connection 2025 (25.00.02.195) Release Notes – Updated October 2025
1. New column/beam post connection for AISC. This release introduces a new Column/Beam Post Connection for joints where a column base is connected on top of a beam using a bolted plate, in compliance with the AISC 360 design standard.
This configuration addresses design scenarios without column continuity, such as dunnage-type frames on roofs, where the column terminates on top of a supporting beam instead of extending continuously below. The new connection type models the load transfer from the column into the beam through a bolted plate, considering shear, axial, and flexural effects.
A new joint type, Column Post, has been added to facilitate this configuration in both RAM Connection Standalone and integrations with RAM Elements, RAM Structural System, and STAAD.Pro.
To streamline common use cases, two predefined assign buttons have been included with bolts placed inside and outside the column section in the Connection assigment dialog which represent the most typical field configurations.
2. New Gusset-to-Beam and Gusset-to-Column Connections for EN 1993. The EN 1993 (Eurocode 3) connection library has been extended with new Gusset-to-Beam and Gusset-to-Column configurations for Column–Beam–Brace (CBB) gusset joints. In addition to the existing Bolted End Plate (BEP) connector, users can now choose among multiple connector types:
- Fin plate
- Double angle cleat
- Directly welded
To improve usability, new assignment buttons have been added, allowing users to select and apply the different connector types similar to the workflows used in other design codes.
3. Column Splice Flange Plate Connection with AISC 341 Seismic Provisions. This release introduces enhanced Column Splice Flange Plate Connections that incorporate the seismic design provisions of AISC 341, expanding the program’s capabilities for designing lateral force-resisting systems in high seismic regions. The new implementation integrates the specific detailing and strength requirements defined in AISC 341, Chapter D2, ensuring that splice designs meet the stringent ductility and overstrength criteria necessary for seismic performance.
4. DXF Enhancements – Export All Connections from Joints into a Single File. This release introduces a new capability to export all connection DXF drawings from an entire model, a single joint, or a group of joints into a single DXF file. Previously, DXF files could only be exported one connection at a time, requiring multiple operations to consolidate all drawings. With this enhancement, engineers can now generate a comprehensive DXF file containing all selected connection views in one step.
The new tool is located in the Output tab in the Graphics group as Save DXF. The tool, similar to other output options, has the option to save the DXF of a Joint, a group of joints or the entire model.
When multiple connections are included, the generated DXF organizes them view vertically, ensuring that drawings are arranged without overlap.
5. Panel Zone and Stiffener Enhancements for NZS 3404 (SCNZ 14-1). This release improves the design of panel zones and stiffeners for connections designed according to NZS 3404, incorporating the several missing recommendations from SCNZ 14-1 (Structural Steelwork Connection Guide). The enhancements refine the calculation of panel zone and stiffener capacities.
Figure 1. New Moment End Plate column post connection
This configuration addresses design scenarios without column continuity, such as dunnage-type frames on roofs, where the column terminates on top of a supporting beam instead of extending continuously below. The new connection type models the load transfer from the column into the beam through a bolted plate, considering shear, axial, and flexural effects.
A new joint type, Column Post, has been added to facilitate this configuration in both RAM Connection Standalone and integrations with RAM Elements, RAM Structural System, and STAAD.Pro.
Figure 2. New column/beam post joint in RAM Connection and RAM Elements
To streamline common use cases, two predefined assign buttons have been included with bolts placed inside and outside the column section in the Connection assigment dialog which represent the most typical field configurations.
Figure 3. New MEP column post assignment buttons
2. New Gusset-to-Beam and Gusset-to-Column Connections for EN 1993. The EN 1993 (Eurocode 3) connection library has been extended with new Gusset-to-Beam and Gusset-to-Column configurations for Column–Beam–Brace (CBB) gusset joints. In addition to the existing Bolted End Plate (BEP) connector, users can now choose among multiple connector types:
- Fin plate
- Double angle cleat
- Directly welded
To improve usability, new assignment buttons have been added, allowing users to select and apply the different connector types similar to the workflows used in other design codes.
Figure 4. New Column-Beam-Brace gusset connections assignment buttons with the different new interface connectors.
3. Column Splice Flange Plate Connection with AISC 341 Seismic Provisions. This release introduces enhanced Column Splice Flange Plate Connections that incorporate the seismic design provisions of AISC 341, expanding the program’s capabilities for designing lateral force-resisting systems in high seismic regions. The new implementation integrates the specific detailing and strength requirements defined in AISC 341, Chapter D2, ensuring that splice designs meet the stringent ductility and overstrength criteria necessary for seismic performance.
Figure 5. Seismic provisions options for the Column Splice Flange Plate connection in AISC.
4. DXF Enhancements – Export All Connections from Joints into a Single File. This release introduces a new capability to export all connection DXF drawings from an entire model, a single joint, or a group of joints into a single DXF file. Previously, DXF files could only be exported one connection at a time, requiring multiple operations to consolidate all drawings. With this enhancement, engineers can now generate a comprehensive DXF file containing all selected connection views in one step.
The new tool is located in the Output tab in the Graphics group as Save DXF. The tool, similar to other output options, has the option to save the DXF of a Joint, a group of joints or the entire model.
Figure 6. New options to export all connections from selected joints into a single DXF file.
When multiple connections are included, the generated DXF organizes them view vertically, ensuring that drawings are arranged without overlap.
Figure 7. DXF with several connection ditails from model.
5. Panel Zone and Stiffener Enhancements for NZS 3404 (SCNZ 14-1). This release improves the design of panel zones and stiffeners for connections designed according to NZS 3404, incorporating the several missing recommendations from SCNZ 14-1 (Structural Steelwork Connection Guide). The enhancements refine the calculation of panel zone and stiffener capacities.
Resolved Issues:
Issue in Element Summary Generation for Knee Connections: The element summary for AISC knee connections was missing or incomplete, leading to incorrect or missing data in the output reports. Some connection elements were not properly collected for display. Added the missing element summary logic for knee connections and corrected visibility and collection routines to ensure all relevant elements are included in the summary output. (1726036)
Flange Plate to HSS Support Incorrect Plate Width for Local Yielding Check: The flange plate width used for the local yielding check of the HSS support was not correctly identified, which could cause inaccurate strength verification due to uneven load distribution. Updated the calculation to use the correct flange plate width for evaluating HSS support local yielding, ensuring accurate results per AISC provisions. (1726333)
Single Plate – Conventional Configuration Check for Plate or Web Thickness: The program did not correctly classify single-plate connections as “conventional” when only one of the two thicknesses (plate or beam web) satisfied the maximum thickness limit from AISC Manual Table 10-9. Improved the classification logic so that when either the beam web or plate thickness meets the conventional limits, and all other criteria are satisfied, the connection is designed using the conventional single-plate procedure. (1737824)
Single Plate – Plate Depth Reduction for Excessive Cope Dimensions: In extended single-plate configurations, large cope dimensions could significantly reduce the plate’s effective cross-section, leading to unrealistic flexural results. The flexural strength check now accounts for reduced plate depth when cope dimensions cause section reduction, applying a lateral-torsional buckling approach based on the reduced geometry. (1737830)
Horizontal Gusset Plate – Eccentricity for Joints with a Single Beam: For joints containing only one beam, the design of horizontal gusset plates did not consider the inherent eccentricity of the connection, potentially underestimating flexural effects. An eccentricity factor is now included in the design of horizontal gusset plates for single-beam joints, ensuring correct evaluation of flexural strength. (1737916)
RAM Connection is the ideal solution when structural engineers or designers need to check a specific connection, design a single connection for multiple joints, or optimize each connection in a structure. Analyze, design, and verify structural steel connections, all with comprehensive calculations, including seismic compliance. RAM Connection can check or design connections in seconds. Whether you design connections or need to check connections designed by the shop, RAM Connection is the software for you. In just one low-cost package, you get for steel frame connections the AISC ASD and LRFD, AS 4100-1998, BS5950-1, CSA S16-14, EN1993-EC3, GB50017 and IS800 connection design and optimization for shear and moment connections, braced frame connections, splices, and horizontal bracing connections. For truss connections you get the tubular connections design according to the AISC and the HSS Connection Design Manual. Through its seamless integration with the RAM Structural System, RAM Elements, and STAAD.Pro, RAM Connection raises the bar to a new level of productivity. All data regarding member sizes, joint geometry, and forces are transferred directly from either the RAM Structural System, RAM Elements, or STAAD.Pro to RAM Connection.
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Product Name: RAM Connection
Version: 2025 Patch 2 (25.00.02.195)
Supported Architectures: x64
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Languages Supported: multilanguage
System Requirements: Windows *
Size: 970.0 mb
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